LA JOLLA, Calif. - UC San Diego men's volleyball is set to play a pair of matches at Grand Canyon in Phoenix.

The back-to-back contests are set for Friday and Saturday with start times at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Pacific, respectively, inside Global Credit Union Arena.

The Tritons have climbed to No. 12 in the national poll, their highest spot this season. The 'Lopes cracked the top-10 this week, sitting at No. 10.

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MATTER OF FACTS
--- Match 12: Non-Conference ---
• No. 12 UC San Diego (9-2) at No. 10 Grand Canyon (7-1)
• Friday / February 14 / 5 p.m. Pacific
• Global Credit Union Arena / Phoenix, Ariz. (map)
• Tickets
• Watch
• Live Stats
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--- Match 13: Non-Conference ---
• No. 12 UC San Diego (9-2) at No. 10 Grand Canyon (7-1)
• Saturday / February 15 / 6 p.m. Pacific
• Global Credit Union Arena / Phoenix, Ariz. (map)
• Tickets
• Watch
• Live Stats
• Twitter / Instagram

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ABOUT THE UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: La Jolla, Calif.
• Conference: Big West
• Overall: 9-2
• Big West: 0-0
• Home: 6-1
• Away: 1-1
• Neutral: 2-0
• Streak: 2 wins
• AVCA national ranking: 12
• Big West Preseason Poll: 6th of 6

ABOUT THE GRAND CANYON LOPES
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
• Location: Phoenix, Ariz.
• Conference: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
• Overall: 7-1
• MPSF: 0-0
• Home: 3-1
• Away: 2-0
• Neutral: 2-0
• Streak: 3 wins
• AVCA national ranking: 10
• MPSF Preseason Poll: 5th of 9

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MATCH-BY-MATCH MEDIA

Date/Opponent	Result	Box Score	Recap	Highlight Vid	Interview Vid
2/7 at Vanguard	W 3-2	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
2/4 vs. Lincoln Memorial	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Jim Garrison
2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago	L 3-2	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Brad Rostratter
1/24 vs. Vanguard	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Anthony Cherfan
1/23 at UCLA	L 3-1	Box Score	Recap	N/A	N/A
1/18 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	NA	NA
1/17 vs. Lindenwood	W 3-1	Box Score	Recap	NA	NA
1/14 vs. George Mason	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Leo Pravednikov
1/10 vs. Daemen	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Josh Schellinger
1/8 vs. Saint Francis	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Bryce Dvorak
1/7 vs. McKendree	W 3-0	Box Score	Recap	Highlights	Brad Rostratter

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TRITON DEBUTS IN 2025
• Keegan Cook: 1/7 vs. McKendree, 9 digs, 3-0 win
• Bryce Dvorak: 1/7 vs. McKendree, 34 assists, 4 aces, 5 digs, 2 kills, 6 points, 3-0 win
• Landon Seymour: 2/7 at Vanguard, 1 ace, 3-2 win

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BACK FOR THE ATTACK
Through 11 matches, UC San Diego holds a .314 attack percentage with 456 kills and 149 errors in 979 attack attempts. The Tritons have hit north of .300 six times and have gone over .400 four times. Their top offensive performance as far as attack percentage goes was .543 (43-5-70) against Vanguard on Jan. 24.

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ACE FREELY
Bryce Dvorak wasted no time putting his name in the UC San Diego Men's Volleyball record book. The grad student setter was able to floor seven service aces Jan. 8 in a sweep of Saint Francis in La Jolla. That total is the most by a Triton during the team's NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II era (since 2001). Dvorak had four aces in the first set, one in set two, and two in set three (the final two points of the match). Teammate Anthony Cherfan was the previous record holder as he had six aces against USC in 2024.

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BROOMTOWN
UC San Diego kicked off its 2025 campaign with four-straight sweeps, the first time the Tritons have accomplished that as an NCAA Division I/II team (since 2001). The last time the team opened its season 4-0 was in 1989. As an NCAA Division III team in 1996, the Tritons collected six wins to start the season.

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CHERFAN SELECTED TO BIG WEST COACHES' PRESEASON TEAM
Senior opposite hitter Anthony Cherfan earned a spot on the 2025 Big West Coaches' Preseason Team. In 2024, he was named AVCA All-America Honorable Mention as well as All-Big West First Team. He led the Tritons in kills (279), kills/set (3.13), points (348), points/set (3.91), service aces (37), and service aces/set (0.24). He was third on the team in blocks (61). Cherfan registered a double-figure kill total in 17 matches, including eight of his final nine outings. He put down a career-best 17 kills in late January in a five-set win against USC. His six service aces in that victory were the most by a Triton since 2006. In Big West matches, Cherfan ranked high among conference players as well, finishing fourth in kills, fifth in points and aces, 10th in hitting percentage, and 13th in blocks.

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2025 BIG WEST STANDINGS
(through 2/13)

Team	Big West	Overall
Hawai'i	0-0	8-0
Long Beach State	0-0	8-0
UC Irvine	0-0	7-0
CSUN	0-0	7-2
UC San Diego	0-0	7-2
UC Santa Barbara	0-0	6-2

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2025 UC SAN DIEGO ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Starters Returning (5)
• Anthony Cherfan (Sr., OPP)
• Sebastian Lara (Sr., OH)
• Jim Garrison (Jr., MB)
• Peter Selcho (Jr., MB)
• Josh Schellinger (Jr., OH)

Starters Lost (1)
• Gabriel Dyer (S)

Primary Liberos Returning (1)
• Evan Boyle (So.)

Others Returning (12)
• Luke Chandler (Sr., OPP)
• Keegan Cook (So., L)
• Josh Ewert (Jr., OH)
• Matthew Lim (Sr., OH)
• Leo Pravednikov (Jr., OH)
• Brett Pursley (Jr., OH)
• Nick Rigo (Sr., MB)
• Michael Robertson (Jr., OPP)
• Sam Warren (Sr., OH)
• Leo Wiemelt (So., MB)
• Charlie Wilson (So., MB)
• Cameron Wurl (So., S)

Others Lost (2)
• Andrew Boyle (S)
• Paya Vatanshenas (L)

Newcomers (3)
• Bryce Dvorak (Grad, S)
• Landon Seymour (Jr., S)
• Ben Warren (Fr., OH)

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UC SAN DIEGO'S RECORD ...
(through 2/13)

Overall	9-2
In the Big West	0-0
At home	6-1
On the road	1-1
At a neutral site	2-0
In 3 set matches	7-0
In 4 set matches	1-1
In 5 set matches	1-1
On Tuesdays	3-0
On Wednesdays	1-0
On Thursdays	0-1
On Fridays	4-0
On Saturdays	1-1
In January	7-1
In February	2-1
In March	0-0
In April	0-0
vs. Nationally-ranked teams	3-2
vs. Unranked teams	6-0
With more kills than opponent	8-0
With fewer kills than opponent	1-2
When kills are equal	0-0
When out-hitting opponent	9-0
When out-hit by opponent	0-2
When hitting is equal	0-0
With more aces than opponent	8-0
With fewer aces than opponent	1-2
When aces are equal	0-0
With more blocks than opponent	9-1
With fewer blocks than opponent	0-1
When blocks are equal	0-0
With more digs than opponent	5-1
With fewer digs than opponent	2-1
When digs are equal	2-0

 

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THE LAST TIME UC SAN DIEGO ...
(through 2/13)

Won a match	2/7/25 at Vanguard (3-2)
Lost a match	2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago (2-3)
Won at home	12/4/25 vs. Lincoln Memorial (3-0)
Lost at home	2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago (2-3)
Won on the road	2/7/25 at Vanguard (3-2)
Lost on the road	1/23/25 at UCLA (3-1)
Won at neutral site	1/18/25 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3-0 at CSUN)
Lost at a neutral site	1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (0-3 at UC Santa Barbara)
Won 3-0 at home	12/4/25 vs. Lincoln Memorial
Won 3-0 on the road	3/16/23 at CSUN
Won 3-0 at a neutral site	1/18/25 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Lost 0-3 at home	3/30/24 vs. Long Beach State
Lost 0-3 on the road	3/29/24 at Long Beach State
Lost 0-3 at a neutral site	1/5/24 vs. Grand Canyon (at UC Santa Barbara)
Won in four sets	1/17/25 vs. Lindenwood
Lost in four sets	1/23/25 at UCLA
Won 3-2 at home	1/31/24 vs. USC
Won 3-2 on the road	2/7/25 at Vanguard
Won 3-2 at a neutral site	1/6/24 vs. NJIT (at UC Santa Barbara)
Lost 3-2 at home	2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago
Lost 3-2 on the road	4/5/24 at UC Santa Barbara
Lost 3-2 at a neutral site	4/20/23 vs. UC Santa Barbara (at UC Irvine)
Won in five sets after trailing 0-2	3/15/23 at CSUN
Lost in five sets after leading 2-0	1/7/23 vs. USC (at UC Santa Barbara)
Defeated a Big West opponent	4/13/24 vs. Hawai'i (3-0)
Lost to a Big West opponent	4/12/24 vs. Hawai'i (1-3)
Defeated a non-conference opponent	2/7/25 at Vanguard (3-2)
Lost to a non-conference opponent	2/1/25 vs. Loyola Chicago (2-3)
Defeated a ranked opponent	2/4/25 vs. #19 Lincoln Memorial (3-0)
Lost to a ranked opponent	2/1/25 vs. #7 Loyola Chicago (2-3)
Played the No. 1 team	3/30/24 vs. Long Beach State (0-3)
Defeated the No. 1 team	4/23/21 at Hawai'i (3-2 in Big West semifinal)

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UC SAN DIEGO SEASON-HIGHS
(through 2/13)

Statistic	Team	Individual
Kills	56, 2/7 at Vanguard	21, Cherfan (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)
Attack Attempts	126, 2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago	41, Cherfan (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)
Attack Percentage	.543 (43-5-70) (1/24 vs. Vanguard	.682, Pravednikov (1/4 vs. George Mason)
Assists	54 (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)	50, Dvorak (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)
Aces	12 (1/8 vs. Saint Francis)	7, Dvorak (1/8 vs. Saint Francis)
Digs	43 (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)	13, Cook (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)
Block Solo	3 (1/17 vs. Lindenwood)	2, Garrison (1/7 vs. McKendree)
Block Assist	16 (1/14 vs. George Mason)	7, Garrison (1/14 vs. George Mason)
Total Blocks	11 (1/17 vs. Lindenwood)	8, Garrison/Pravednikov
Points	68.5 (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)	22.5, Cherfan (2/1 vs. Loyola Chicago)

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MATCH-BY-MATCH TRITON LEADERS
(through 2/13)

Opponent	Kills	Assists	Aces	Blocks	Digs	Points
at Vanguard	Robertston 11	Dvorak 31	6 with 1	Rigo 3	Lim 10	Pravednikov 12
vs. Lincoln Memorial	Cherfan 15	Dvorak 37	Pravednikov 3	Garrison 4	Cook 9	Cherfan 16
vs. Loyola Chicago	Cherfan 21	Dvorak 50	Pravednikov 3	Pravednikov 5	Cook 13	Cherfan 22.5
vs. Vanguard	Schellinger 10	Dvorak 31	Dvorak 3	Cherfan/Garrison/Wiemelt 2	Cook 11	Schellinger 10.5
at UCLA	Cherfan/Pravednikov 11	Dvorak 30	Cherfan 4	Garrison 6	Cook 11	Cherfan 17
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne	Cherfan 11	Dvorak 33	Dvorak 3	Garrison 4	Pravednikov/Schellinger 7	Cherfan 14.0
vs. Lindenwood	Cherfan 13	Dvorak 35	5 with 1	Dvorak/Garrison/Selcho 4	Cook 10	Cherfan 16
vs. George Mason	Pravednikov 15	Dvorak 27	Pravednikov 4	Garrison 8	Schellinger 6	Pravednikov 20
vs. Daemen	Schellinger 8	Dvorak 24	5 with 1	Selcho 5	Cook 7	Schellinger 9.5
vs. Saint Francis	Pravednikov 8	Dvorak 26	Dvorak 7	Garrison/Pravednikov/Selcho 3	Dvorak 5	Pravednikov 10.5
vs. McKendree	Schellinger 12	Dvorak 34	Dvorak 4	Garrison 7	Cook/Schellinger 9	Schellinger 13

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AVCA NATIONAL POLL 
(2/10/25)
1. Long Beach State
2. UC Irvine
3. UCLA
4. Hawai'i
5. USC
6. Loyola Chicago
7. BYU
8. Stanford
9. Ball State
10. Grand Canyon
11. Pepperdine
12. UC San Diego
13. CSUN
14. Lewis
15. Ohio State
16. UC Santa Barbara
17. Lincoln Memorial
18. McKendree
19. NJIT
20. Penn State

Receiving votes: Princeton, Harvard, Purdue Fort Wayne, George Mason, Daemen
Dropped out: Princeton (17), George Mason (20)

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UC SAN DIEGO IN THE 2025 AVCA NATIONAL POLL
• Week 5 (2/10): 12
• Week 4 (2/3): 13
• Week 3 (1/27): 15
• Week 2 (1/20): 14
• Week 1 (1/13): 17
• Preseason (12/30): 18

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BIG RANKINGS FOR THE BIG WEST
All six Big West teams can be found in the latest AVCA Top 20 National Poll.
1. Long Beach State
2. UC Irvine
4. Hawai'i
12. UC San Diego
13. CSUN
16. UC Santa Barbara

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2025 AWARD WINNERS
• Anthony Cherfan: Big West Preseason Coaches' Team, Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/7), North American Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Bryce Dvorak: North American Challenge All-Tournament Team
• Jim Garrison: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/20)

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2024 AWARD WINNERS
• Anthony Cherfan: All-Big West First Team, Big West Offensive Player of the Week (4/15)
• Sebastian Lara: All-Big West Honorable Mention
• Josh Schellinger: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (2/26)
• Leo Wiemelt: Big West Freshman of the Week (2/19)
• Peter Selcho: Big West Defensive Player of the Week (1/8), Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team (1/6)
• Matthew Lim: Asics Invitational All-Tournament Team (1/6)

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HEAD COACH BRAD ROSTRATTER
Brad Rostratter enters his third season leading UC San Diego in 2025. He was named head coach of the men's volleyball program on October 7, 2022. Rostratter earned his first career win with the Tritons on Jan. 5, 2023, when the team defeated Lincoln Memorial in five sets at UC Santa Barbara's Asics Invitational. It was the team's season opener. Rostratter collected his first Big West victory on the road at CSUN when the Tritons swept the Matadors on March 16. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Coach of the Year and two-time Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Coach of the Year, Rostratter came to La Jolla from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, Calif., where he served as the men's volleyball head coach since the program's inception in 2019. He led the Lions to a pair of GSAC regular season titles, a league tournament title, and two appearances at the NAIA National Tournament. Complete Rostratter Bio

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ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire UC San Diego athletics program has completed its four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.

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FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

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GEAR HERE
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons here.

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WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

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NCAA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL LANDSCAPE
The NCAA combines Division I and Division II teams into a single national championship (National Collegiate Championship), while Division III squads have a stand-alone championship (NCAA Division III National Championship). There are 61 Division I and Division II teams combined, with 53 of those making up eight conferences. Another eight institutions are independent.

Big West (6)
CSUN (DI)
Hawai'i (DI)
Long Beach State (DI)
UC Irvine (DI)
UC San Diego (DI)
UC Santa Barbara (DI)

Conference Carolinas (8)
Barton (DII)
Belmont Abbey (DII)
Emmanuel (GA) (DII)
Erskine (DII)
King (TN) (DII)
Lees-McRae (DII)
Mount Olive (DII)
North Greenville (DII)

East Coast Conference (4)
American International (DII)
Dominican (NY) (DII)
Roberts Wesleyan (DII)
St. Thomas Aquinas (DII)

Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (6)
Charleston (WV) (DII)
George Mason (DI)
Harvard (DI)
NJIT (DI)
Penn State (DI)
Princeton (DI)

Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (9)
Ball State (DI)
Lewis (DII)
Lindenwood (DI)
Loyola Chicago (DI)
McKendree (DII)
Ohio State (DI)
Purdue Fort Wayne (DI)
Queens University of Charlotte (DI)
Quincy (DII)

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (7)
BYU (DI)
Concordia (DII)
Grand Canyon (DI)
Pepperdine (DI)
Stanford (DI)
UCLA (DI)
USC (DI)

Northeast Conference (7)
Daemen (DII)
D'Youville (DII)
Fairleigh Dickinson (DI)
Long Island University (DI)
Merrimack (DI)
Sacred Heart (DI)
Saint Francis (Pa.) (DI)

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (6)
Benedict (DII)
Central State (DII)
Edward Waters (DII)
Fort Valley State (DII)
Kentucky State (DII)
Morehouse (DII)

Independent (8)
Lincoln Memorial (DII)
Maryville (DII)
Missouri S&T (DII)
Puerto Rico at Bayamon (DII)
Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (DII)
Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras (DII)
Thomas More (DII)
Tusculum (DII)

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About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.